State/Territory: Queensland

Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 27 March 2018

First Election This Name Was Used At: 1949 federal election

First Election This Boundary Was Used At: 2019 federal election

Name Derivation: Named in honour of Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt, 1813–48, naturalist and explorer of the area from Moreton Bay to Port Essington. 

Square Area: 148, 559 Sq Km

Location Description: The Division of Leichhardt consists of: Aurukun Shire Council, Cook Shire Council, Douglas Shire Council, Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council, Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council, Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council, Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council, Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council, Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council, Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council, Torres Shire Council, Torres Strait Island Regional Council, Weipa Town Council, Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council, part of the Cairns Regional Council, part of the Carpentaria Shire Council, and part of the Mareeba Shire Council. 

Demographic Rating: Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities